Railroad tie and ballast.



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A1; s. HSHER. y RAILROAD TIE AND BALLAST. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I2, 1915.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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Application mea January 12, 1915. .snal mugs.' 1

To all whom it may concern."v i

Bo it known thatl, .IRA S. FISHER, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Keller,

in vthe county of Accomac andgSt'ateofsf'irginia, have invented certain new and;l useful Improvements in Railroad-'l`iesand` Ballasts; and I -do hereby declare the yfollowing to be. a full,` clear, and eXactdef,v scription` of the invention', suchaswll en'- able others-skilledjin the artV to it structionoftherailtie.'

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aj'ipertains to make and use the Same. f'

This invention relates vtoarailway road"` r' hed, and the primary 'object 'of the invention is to' provide a road bed lncluding ballasts' and rail suporting ties," which are particularly adapted for providing a vsnioothand even 'railway' for the travel thereoverof ordinary railway rolling stock, and to eliminate roughtravel due to the sinking orsagging of certain parts of the road bed and alsoto decreasethe Ycost of upkeep vof a road v Another object of this invention is to providea ynovel form of metallic rail tie and rail chair for engaging the bases of ordi-4 nary T-rails for rigidly holding them inf vpl'a'ce,which rail chair may be easily and quickly adjusted 'for removing a rail when or thev like.

desired, orior inserting when necessary.

.Another object of this invention is to provide a rail tie which is adjustable so that Ithe length of the same may be varied as required for `iirm binding supporting engagement 'with-the road bed or ballast.

or replacing a rail A vstill further object of this invention is to pijovidea rail tie which is composed of aq plurality of sections, and to insulate fthese sections from each other at the central p01- tion of the road bed, so as toinsure the eiiiv cient .operation .f velectrical block sections With the-foregoing and other objects .in vie'v this linvention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fullyudescrlbed illustrated in' the a'cfv A companymg drawings and claimed. H

,In describing the invention in' detailref'- erence will be had to the. accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate Y, like or corresponding parts throughout the Figure l is a top plan view of a part of several views, and in which "Othef' and' a bede i. ma@ dgeisfesfif i off/ the f 11mm? specicauon of Letters Patenti cof' Figii isa crcss sectional view on thelne pectiveviewof jaj plate used theonconcrete abutments lfare spaced..fr

tween them, having 'its'fmargiu je ing upon the upperfsul" lenr' corners of the .abutl1e face of the 'bed' 5 .is ardu and is positioned benen-th' i per surfaces.. "7 of `the'abutme1-1ts space -Shetween the facingjside The space 8 is provided' for receivig'tthe andextend .inwardlylto'gthe center thereof,

is-clearly shown. in Fig 2"-0f the.drag-wings.'v i

having their meeting ends lc 11ne :ted 4by fish plates 13, which .are securelyv bolted tothey sides of'Y the ydepending plates -14 and. 15 of the sections v11 and 12., The depending l plates 14 and 1.5 have their upper-'marginal'- edges bent-at right angles to the.vertical plates 17 terminate a short distance from the l portions thereof, formi-ng l`horizontally-'dis- 'i posed supporting arms V16, upon which the horizontal .plates 17-, The horizontal 'j center of the roadbed, `and have their-outer ends-18 which rest upon the upper surfaces j as is clearly shown by reference to and 4 Of the drawings. AThe @nlm-gef]"gm-dg 'of'theabutmen'ts 4 enlargedan'd thif ened k l wvv of the 'plates '1S/form supporting bases of. 'the rail chairs20. The ra l chairs'20'com- 1 'prise the bases.18l anda pairof rail gripping members 21^and 22, whiclijare'y by bolts indicated at'23, so that they may be removed therefrom'i'f it is so desired... The blocks 2l and 22 have their facing sides cut away as is shown at 24 so as to receive the marginal edgesof the base 25 of an ordi- .nary T-rail 2G used .in railwayl; road .bed constructions. The block 22 is positioned at the outer end of the bases 1 8 while the blockv 21 is positioned upon the inner sides of the T-rail and has its inner edge 27, cut obliqllely `to the line of extension of the T- rail 2G. 1

The plates 17 have plates 30 and 3l mounted upon their` upper surfaces, the plate 31 extending from the center of the road bed to and overthelvertical section 15 of the tie structure',*while the plate 3 0 extends over the verticalsection 14 of the tie as ist clearly shown in.-Ei'g. 2 .of the drawings. The plates anlQ,l 1 have transversely extending projections"32-1 formed upon their corresponding side edges/' at 'theirouter ends, which eXten` sions or projections 32 have 'f vertically eX'- tendifng plates 33 formed upon A'their outer marginal edges. The"verti`cal plates 33 eX- tend upwardly andare spaced a shortv distance outwardly fronrtbe marginaledge of the plates v 30 and 31 and are provided with openings 34 extendingztherethrough, through which boltsf 35 are inserted. The bolts 35 are inserted through openings 36` which-ex- I. blocks 21, and byftightening the nuts upon the ends of "the bolts 35, the blocks 21'are wedged against. the angular end 36 ofplates 37. 'l`l1e.=plates` `3Tare secured to the upper surfaces of the plates 30and 31 by bolts 38 which have their' heads countersunk intoy the plates so as to provide'a; 'perfectly smooth-I surface thereover. #*The plates 30and v31 are secured to the upper surface "of the plates 1 7 by countersunk bolts'39 Whichfarc spaced along `the-ed'ges of the plates asis clearly; shownin Fig- 1 ofthe drawings.

The plates 37 are secured "to-*the upper surface of the plates=30 andv 31 and project over upon the'upp'er-surfaceof the enlarged ends 18 of the plates 17, having their angle ends 36 provided for abutting engagement with the angled ends 27 of the blocks 21 for form-v ing a wedge connection between the plates and the blocks vfor securely forcing the blocks 21 againstrthebase of the T-rails 26 for securelyl holdingithe I'-rails positioned upon the upper.v surface of the tie structure.

The plate 31 has itsinner end bent down-v vvardly as is shown at 40 for providing'a pocket for receiving the inner end of the plate .180, sothat lthe'upper surface of the plates will. lie Aflush with each other and-provide a smoothv surfaceupon the top vofthe tie. A plate of insulation 41 is mountedf-between the inner ends of the plates 30'n`dh311. so as to insulate' one plate from `the.othe1",f3 for preventing the passage of an electrical current between the T-rails carried upon the opposite sides of the road bed, when these rails are conductors for various purposes such as the employment of block signals and the like-such as are used upon railways as` mounted constructions. The'- lfish plates v13 are also insulated from the plates 14 and *l''fby means of plates 13a of insulation.

The vertical depending sections 14 and 15 ofthe rail tie 11 have plates45 secured to` the sides thereof adjacent their outer ends'. rlhe plates 45 have transversely extending heads 46 formed upon their outer ends which abut the inner surface of the abutment 4 forl securely holding the'rail tie in place upon the'abutnient. The plates 45 are provided with longitudinally extending slots 47 and 48 formed therein, through which extend bolts 49. The plates 45 are provided with corrugated surfaces 50 formed about zthe slots 47, which are provided for receiving corrugated nuts'51, that are carried by the bolts 49 intermediate of the plates 45 andthe nuts 51 for holding the bolts firmly in position `against' accidental movement, after they have been properly adjusted to their proper position. The plates 14 are provided with slots 53, which alinevwith the slots 47 and 48, so as to provide for the longitudinal adjustment cf the plates 45 upon the depending vertical plates 14 and 15,- for regulating the distance between the outer faces of the heads 46 of the plates, and providing rm abutting engagement between ner surfaces of the abutment 4.

In Fig. 3 of the "drawings-I a switch `or i' l 'i f sidetrack connectionor construction 1s 1llustrated, which provides modified forms of rnain line and the side tracks. The connected endsof the plates used 1n the construction of ties illustrated 1n this ligure, are not insulated from each other. and therails vapr 1 v.

10o the outer surfaces of the heads 45 and the'in y ff proaching the side tracks are insulated from the current for the operation of tl ie"b lock system is carried by an auXiliarva-ail or Aance with Figs. 1 and y2 of [the drawings.

The adjustment of the length of the rail ties 1s provided to accommodate irregularity ofthe abutment spaces or properly gag-V ing the T-rails.

- the rails thereof and also the railsof the;k `main line along side of the side tracks and A n e 110 commodate the'distances between the rails.l 61 which are used in the construction of the shown secured to the base ofthe rails 26, and

.heldin irmengagein'ent therewith by set screws 71. These plates 70 abut the upper surface of the concrete abutments 4 and .form midway bearings or supports for the -Wardly therefrom so as to provide drainage openings for draining Water from the openings beneath `the ties. From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying*drawings Y the advantages ofI construction and of the method of operation of the improved railroad tie Will be readily apparent to those .y skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, and vflnle in the foregoing description, tlie'principle of the operaton of this invention has been described together With' various' features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions-provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of What is claimed. ,v What is claimed is:-

l. In a railway road bed construction, a-

pair of concrete abutments disposed in spaced relation to each other, a plurality of rail ties carried by said abutments and having depending vertically disposed plates formed thereon, adjustable plates carried by said vertical plates and adjustable for abutment with the facing sides of said concrete abutments for rigidly holding said ties inplace.

2, In a railreadbed construction, a pair' of concrete abutments disposed in spaced relation to each other, a plurality of rail ties carried by said abutments and having depending vertically disposed plates formed thereon, adjustable plates carried by said vertical plates and adjustable for, abutment with the facing sides of` said concrete abutmen'ts for rigidly holding said ties in place, and removable rail chairs carried by the upper surface'of said ties.

3. In a railway road bed construction, rail ties including plurality of vertical plates, transversely extending supporting plates formed integrally with the upper edges of said vertical plates, horizontally positioned plates carried by said transverselyl `extending supporting plates, rail chairs connected to said horizontal plates, and plates adjustably connected to the sides of said vertical plates for varying the length of said ties.

4. In a railway road bed construction, rail tics including a. plurality of vertical plates,

transversely extending supporting plates formed integrallyW-ith the upper ends of.

said vertical plates, vhorizontally 'positioned' plates carried bysaid transversely extending ,supporting plates, -rail chairs connected to f said horizontal plates, and plates adjustably -.connected to the sides of said vertical plates for varying the length of said ties, 'plates detachablyinounted upon the upper surface' of said supporting plates, said plates eX- tending into the center of said ties and being insulated from each other.

5. In a railroad bed construction, rail ties including a pair vof verticalplateshaving their inner ends disposed in meeting engagef'ment with each other, horizontallydisposed plates carried by the upper edges of said g vertical plates, blocks detachably carried by the outer terminal ends of rsaid^horizontal plates and forming rail chairs for engagement With `the bases of ordinary T-rails, means for Wedging said blocks into engagement with the rail base, and means for varying the length of said tie.

6. In a railroad vbed construction, the combination with concrete abutments having their facing sides disposed in spaced relation to eacli other, of rail ties including a pair of vertically disposed plates having their:

'tant of the facing sides of said concrete abutments, platesslidably carried by Said meeting ends engaging veach other equi-disvertical plates, transversely extending heads formed uponthe outer ends of said slidable plates for engagement vvith the facing sides of said concrete abutments, and Ameans forrigidly holding said slidable plates inadjusted Apositions for regulating the length of the tie. A

7 In a railroadbed construction, the combination with concrete abutments having los their facing sides disposed in spaced .relation to each other, of rail ties including a pairof -yertically disposed plates having their meeting ends engaging each other 'equi-distantl of.

the facing sides ofsaid concrete abutments,

plates slidably' carried by said 'vertical-A plates, transversely eXtending heads" formed upon the outer ends of said slidable plates for engagement with the facing sides of said concrete abutments, means for rigidly holding said lslidable platesin adjusted positions for regulating the length of the tie, hori- Izontal plates detachably carried by said Avertical plates, rail chairs detachably connected to the ends of said horizontal plates, and means for wedging the rail chairs intol firm binding engagement with the bases of T- rails.

8. In a railroad bed construction, a pair of concrete abutments1 disposed in spaced relation to each other, a concrete bed extendf ing from one of saidlabutments to the otherl below the upper surfaces thereof, a plurality of rail ties carried by saidabutmentsand ha ving` depending vertically disposed plates i formed thereon, adjustable plates Carried by said vertical plates and adjustable for abutment with the facing ends of said concrete abutments for rigidly holding said ties in place, and removable rail chairs carried by the upper surface of said ties.

9. In a railway road bed construction, rail ties including a plurality of vertical plates, transversely extending supporting plates formed integrally-width the upper edges of said vertical pl''ites,horizontally positioned Vplates carried by `said transversely eXtending supporting plates, rail chairs connected to said horizontal plates, plates adjustably-f connected to the sides of-said vertical plates for varying the length of said ties, and

Inea'ns for wedging the rail chairs into firm engagement with thebases of T-r-ails.

l0. In a railroad Vloed construction, the combination With concrete abutments having their facing sides disposed in spaced relation to each other, of a concrete bed extend` ing from one of said abutments Ato the other and positioned below .the upper surfaces thereof, rail ties including a pair of vertically vdisposed plates having their meeting Copies of this patent may be. oltained for ve cents each,A by addressing Washington, D. C.

vends engaging each other equi-distant bf the facing sidesA of vsaid concrete abutments, y lplates shdably carried by said vertical 30 plates, transversely extending heads formed upon the outer en'ds of said slidable plates vfor engagement with the facing sides of said concrete abutments, means for rigidly holding-said slidable plates in adjusted-position 35 i for regulating the length vof the ties, horizontal plates detachably carried by said ver- 4 tical plates, rail chairs detachably connected to the ends of said horizontal plates, means A for Wedging said rail chairs into firm vbind- 40 i ring engagement with thebases of T-rail's, andsaid concrete abutments being provided with drainage ducts formed in and extending outwardly at an incline, communicating with the faclng sides of said abutmentsvat 45 the upper surfaceof the edges of said con; crete bedr f y In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' y i IRA-SfFISHER.

Witnesses: W. A. MILILIYGAN,

L. ST'EvENsoN.

il i

the commissioner nf Imam.A 

